Classroom Resources | Grades K – 5 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp July 11Author E.B. White was born on this day in 1899.
Author E.B. White, most well-known for his famous children's book, Charlotte's Web, received high acclaim and awards for many of his works of fiction.

Classroom Resources | Grades 3 – 12 | Calendar Activity |&nbsp March 30Black Beauty author Anna Sewell was born in 1820.
Through Sewell's novel, students explore the cruelty to animals and extend the discussion to current events, eventually presenting the information.

Classroom Resources | Grades 4 – 8 | Lesson Plan | MinilessonCreative Writing in the Natural World: A Framing
Students practice writing detailed, sensory-rich descriptions by framing a small piece of nature and freewriting about it. From this minilesson, students can develop a variety of types of writing.